We
discussed at last HOT mtg the possibility for bringing help on board to work on
T1.

HDC will investigate
assembling an appropriate in-house/hired contractor team to develop the
generic ITB via a method analogous to GDACS. Deliverable will be a
proposal for a future HOT meeting which could be an alternative to
advertising the generic ITB solicitation being developed in 8 above.

Because
of the OMB investigation into the ITB contract our legal people have advised us
not to do it this way. It might look like to much of a sole source with a
compeitor (ACSI) that has been named in the investigation. I'm sorry
about having to go at it the long way-not a perfect world. I guess we should
proceed with the spec as quickly as we can.